Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-17


A permanent express office has been
established at DJLeon springs.
The public schools Of st. Augustine
will close on March 81, after a six months
session.
81. AuGustiue's population has increas-
ed from ., 400 in 1850 10 1000 How. Al tne
post office 9lS boxes are rented.
W. j. II. Iaylor has been appointed
Acting British Vice COrsui at Key WesJ
/ in place of Joseph Wnal.on, VINO mas re-
signed.
The Minister'S Plenip otentiarv Of France,
Norway and sweden from WashlDFioH.
arrived at 81. Augustine Monday as dl3
J. WycRlif Iulee. CT Washington.
a movement is on foot, insugated ana
being carried out by Thomas +. hugElr-,
10 organize in SANFORD yacat club. 20 be
known Is the Lake Monroe Boat Club.
Gen. Abe sawyer, OF Key West, is a
leading candidate tor the position OF SER
geapt-at-Arms, in the gift OF the State
House OF Representatives to convene next
month.
Senator Clinton. of Alabama, and wife,
who were married twenty days ago, ar
rived at the CAaut8UquA last week, Mrs.
Clinton died suddenly sunday night Of
pneumonia. She had relatives Al Lake
Weir.
+. 4. Fielder, travelling salesman for
Lippman Bros, OF savannah, attempted
suicide at the fernando Hotel az Brooks
vile last week by cutting bis throat. The
wound is not serious. Dr.. Stevens sewed
it up.
The large cross which for so many
years has stood on the top of the cathedral
building at st. Augustine has been taken
down by direction of the Bishop. having
been deemed unsafe. Relic hunters were
present In large numbers when IL was
removed, and numerous pieces OF it will
be taken to distant parts as objects Of
curiosity.
Lucius Coffee, while intoxicated Sat-
urday night, killed a negro at Cherry
Lake neighborbood, in Madison, chop
ping him to pieces with an ak, and then,
while still crazei with liquor, shot and
killed himself. Coffee was well known
IN the county, and was a good citizen
while sober. He began drinking while
IN Quitman, Ga, Friday.
The st, Augustine pilots met with hard
luck when they went out sunday evening
to pilot two sohooners whicn were lying
outside over the bar. When about half
mile from the beach huge breaker upset
the boat, and for three hours they fought
the waves in life struggle. They final
ly reached shore but in a state OF ex-
clothing and other vsluables. They We're
cared for by Mr.. Savage, on North Beach,
who provided hot coffee, etc., as we'll as
certain articles of clothing which were
needed to enable them to make respecta-
bleentree into town. They had a narrow
escape, and one OF them Mr.. Capo) has
been quite i'll ever since. Tho names of
tina sturdy four are Bartolo Pesetti, John
Cape, Edward Cappela and Emanuel
Masters.
Capt. Steelmau, OF the schooner Bella
Russell, says that on the voyage to st.
Augustine from New York, and in the
vicinity of Frying Pan Shoals lightship,
boat was sighted about twenty feet long.
The wind was blowing gale with high
sea. Capt. Steelman tackled his vessel
and made an attompt to hook Oh to the
yawl, but without success. The schooner
succeeded IN getting near enough, how
white man In the boat. He was naked,
with the exception OF portion
OF a pair OF pants, and his head hung
over the forward deck, which
was partially destroyed. The boat had
two red stripes around her gunwale, aud
name on her bow, which, owing to the
heavy sea, could not be made out. Capt.
Steelman made several attempts to get
the Inflated craft in tow, but was com-
PEELED by the fury OF the gale to continue
on his course. He says that the body of
the man must have been dashed to the
boat, or otherwise 1t would have been
thrown out by the force of the waves.
Whether the man was put in the boat
alive or dead win probably be never
known.
A man horribly burned was found in
the woods near Jacksonville Monday
With considerable difficulty IL was
learned that the mans name was Patrick
OBrien, a laborer, and that he had gone
from Callahan, where he had been at
work. Being short OF means he had
walked all the way from Callahan
expecting TO tiHd employment at
Jacksonville. Failing to secure any
thing to do he had started on the
tramp back TO Callahan. Becoming tired,
he sat down beside the road TO rest
and built q small lire to warm
himself by. While sitting there il
Ia supposed he fell asleep and
rolled down with his back 80 near
the hire that his clothing became ignited,
and when he awoke his clothing was all
ablaze. He made frantic efforts to tear
his clothing from mis- back, and failing in
that he laid down in the grass aud rolled
over aud over until the flames were ex-
tinguished, but not until his body, and
especially his back was fearfully and
hosribly burned. 1t is supposed that he
became unconscious from extreme pain,
and that the grass Immediately in the
vicinity OF where he had rolled To subdue
the flames OF his clothing took fire aud